Objectives are to seek official recognition and registration of Welsh Medieval Battlefields. Aims then are to work for the Preservation, Protection and Promotion of Welsh Battlefields. We seek to educate and inform on Welsh Medieval Military History, from Gododdin to Conquest 1282 and beyond. Welsh Medieval Battlefields speak of important episodes in our history that we should not ignore, nor forget the sacrifices made upon these Battlefields in the formation of our Welsh Nation.

01 December 2010

That the UK Government thought this a serious matter can be seen in the lengths they went to in setting up of the 'Home Guard' and the final third line defence in form of preparing a secret underground Resistence Movement. None of this became needed but nevertheless was seriously organised and made ready for such eventuality, two things have prompted me to do this post, the one coming across a reprint of the the WW II Home Guard Manual by Tempus Publication:

7 Jan 2007 ... In Resistance Owen Sheers re-writes the history of World War Two. .... I've read a couple of other books set during WWII with German soldiers who were .... Imagine a WWII scenario where the invasion of Normandy failed. ...

“What if the D-Day landings had failed and a successful German invasion of Britain had followed? Owen Sheers takes real contingency plans for this ...www.owensheers.co.uk/fiction.htm - Cached - Similar

–New York Times Book Review “Owen Sheers' Resistance is a literary novel, but it's also ....After failed D-Day landings the German invasion begins in earnest on .... and after WWII rather than during WWI, this novel reminds me of Lewis ...www.amazon.com › Books › History › Europe › Wales - Cached - Similar

...during WW2 the German Abwehr snapped up offers by renegade Welsh ... The state's lenient view towards Welsh nationalism was evident in 1944 .... You can also support the site by buying books and other items through the AHF Bookstore ...

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for civilian resistance, February 23, 2008 ... In his landmark book,Total Resistance, the Swiss Army Guide to Guerrila Warfare and Underground .... The Myth of National Defense by Hans-Hermann Hoppe on page 390, ...www.amazon.com › ... › History › Americas › Mexico - Cached - Similar

There is however a contemporary serious side to this, if and when Wales becomes Independant do we seek to establish a Welsh Army, this matter has from time to time been discussed by Welsh Nationalists, inc WRM I and Plaid Cymru. However generally Cultural Welsh Nationalism is overwealmed by a sense of pacifism, see below link:

The British Army agreed to the request from the Fellowship of Reconciliation in ... "Our aim as a Fellowship must be to campaign for the demilitarisation of Wales by .... The Churches inWales have made a clear declaration against the ...

However, there is a small radical Patriotic Fringe that has played around with the idea of going ahead and establishing a Welsh Army, I am of course talking about the FWA still today a myth amidst 'militantly minded' Welsh Nationalists, search FWA on web and see links below:

However, lets not go back down that road but more examine the need one day to establish in Wales a Welsh Army or as I prefer a National Volunteer Defence Force based on the Territorial Army more or less an 'Home Guard'. I cannot see a situation where Wales would be invaded but if Independent might have to contribute to U.N. needs and requirements, in a capacity as may be required. I do not think Wales should shirk international responsibilities here but not as allies in aggressive wars but more as military aid in defence of oppressed peoples or even in disaster relief. Think on it and to assist further in D&D see below links:

Glamorgan Home Guard Living History Group Living History Group in South Wales; Home Guard operating in Bures, Suffolk · United Kingdom Home Guard Web Page ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Guard_(United_Kingdom) -Cached - Similar

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Griffithstown Home Guard, South Wales. Picture courtesy of Torfaen Museum Trust. Can you note any similarities between the Griffithstown and Aberdare Home ...www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/history/wwii/guard_fire.ppt